Anyone ever get pregnant with an irregular cycle?

I'm TTC but for the past 6 months, my period comes every 49-50 days. I'm not sure if I'm ovulating. Anyone else experience this but still get pregnant? I wonder if I should talk to my doctor to see what I can do to get a regular period.

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I'm completely irregular, although I guess my hormones have changed a bit because I was much better after my first. Before DD, it wasn't uncommon for me to skip as much as 4 months. I never knew when I was ovulating. Never saw the signs that I do now.

Before DD, I tried a round of clomid. It was unsuccesful.

We tried for 4.5 years for DD (she's now 5.5) with a chemical pregnancy during the 4.5 years.

With DS, we tried for 2.5 years with a loss during the 2.5 years.

My cycles are better now, but I'm still anywhere from 30-40 days between cycles. Honestly, that's one of the reasons we're done. It became too much of an emothional rollercoaster...always testing, never knowing, and I don't think I could handle another m/c.

I have PCOS and I have crazy periods. If you are getting periods:you are ovulating. You can test ovulation to increase your chnaces of getting pregnant. I tested for a while before we got pregnant with my second child. Buy the cheap ovulation strips from amazon. I think you can get 50 strips for $24. The ones in the store are too expensive. Don't test for two weeks after your period but after that you can test daily. The day you get an ovulation stripe you have to get busy. Good luck. It took us 9 tries with my second child. I tried fertility treatment but it is expensive. Good luck.

Um, you can have bleeding that looks like a period but still have an anovulatory cycle...I've had 5 cycles since LO was born and pretty sure I only ovulated twice if that. In super long cycles you can have breakthrough bleeding that can seem like a period.

I actually got pregnant with LO on our wedding night (first time ever to have sex!) after not having a period for five months! He was our miracle baby. No such luck on having it that easy this time around...

My last period was 3 1/2 months long...almost went to the doc but it finally started. Usually doctors don't want you to have a cycle more than 3 months long because your endometrium builds up too much and can increase your risk of cancer when you are older. Or at least that's what my mom's OBGYN says.

I have PCOS and since I'm a lesbian we always intended to use a fertility clinic to concieve. DD was conceived on my thrid round of IUI on a very irregular cycle. I was using an ovulation predictor kit to know when to go in and the cycle I concieved on I ovulated on day 33. Typically my cycles are pretty regular....as were the two previous times I tried!

My mom got pregnant twice with a very irregular period, but it took her a long time each time. I would consider talking to the doctor. You can also do temperatures and that can give you a good idea if you are actually ovulating. The doctor could tell you more.